Where does “Klemmbinder” come from?

Klemmbinder (German) comes from German Binder, from German binden, from Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

Klemmbinder (German): springback binder

Definitions

  1. springback binder

Ancestry of “Klemmbinder”, step by step

Klemmbinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Binder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBindergirder, tie; binder
2Germanbindento tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;...
3Middle High Germanbindento bind
4Old High Germanbintanto bind
5Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
6Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via German klemmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklemmento jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to...
2Middle High Germanklemmen
3Old High Germanklemmen
4Proto-Germanic*klammjan
5Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-